Stanchion.



, PATENTVBD APR. 14,1908. 1A. TORHQRST.

STANGHION. APPLIUATIQN FIYLBD JUNE 2. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Fi i, M @wh-$3 f AL TORHORST, OF WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN.

STAN'CHION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 190s.

Application filed June 2, 1906. Serial No. 319,926.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AL ToRHoRsfr, a citizen of United States, residingat Waukesha, in the county of Waukesha, State of Wiscon-l sin, have invented certain new and -useful Improvements in Stanchions; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stanchions, of the kind designed particularly for the "tying up of cows, and it is the object of the invention to give ease to a cow locked in the stanchion while lying down, and to afford her perfect freedom in getting up. Moreover, it is designed to make the stanchion yielding, so that the cow can stretch or lick herself, and not be uncomfortably bound or kept from making any movement that will tend to her comfort, and yet be held securely against slipping out of the stanchion, or in any way getting loose until intentionally released. y

The invention will iirst be described in connection with the annexed drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, Iand then pointed out in the claims;

Of the said drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved stanchion, showing the swingingFbar by dotted lines as in open position. ig. 2 is a plan view of the connections with the top bar. Fig. 3 is a partial .vertical sectional view of what is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is` a late of iron secured to the base timber. ig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening iron secured to the timber above the overhead-bar. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a art of the means for connecting the overhea -bar with the fastening iron secured to the overhead timber.

Similar gures of reference designate similar parts or features, as the case may be, wherever they occur.

In the drawings, 10 designates the vertical standard, 11 the base piece, 12 the overhead bar, and 13 the swinging'standard of the stanchion proper.

14 is a timber above the overhead bar, which may be a building-timber-that is, an overhead-timber forming a part of the building or structure in which the stanchion is used, to the underside of which there is secured the fastening iron 15, by means of bolts 16, 16 passing through the said timber and through slots 17, 17 on the flanged .sides of the iron.

18 designates a pivot base, secured to the top ofthe overhead bar and provided with two upstanding lugs 19, having lateral perforations formed through them, as shown. Between the lugs 19 there is arranged a block 20, secured by a pivot pin 21 passing through it and the perforations in the lugs 19, 19.

22 is a bolt acting as a pivot, secured at its lower end in the block 20, and projecting at its upper end through the slot 23 in the iron 15, and secured therein by meansof a crosspin and washer on the top of the bolt 22. This construction enables the upper part of the stanchion to move backward and forward, and to turn around freely on the ivotbolt 22, the part through which the s ot 23 is formed being offset from the timber above, So as to leave space above it for the cross-pin.

The overhead bar is formed so as to per- Init the upper end of the pivoted standard 13 to swing back and forth, as indicated by the dotted lines in connection with the full lines designating the said standard.

24 designates strong plates of iron that it on the upper end of the vertical standard 10,

and onthe sides of a short timber that extends at a right angle to the right from the `upper end of the said standard, said angular iron plates extending still further forward from the timber ends and constituting a way, in which the upper end of the standard 1-3 moves, and forming the overhead bar 12. The said iron plates have raised parts 25 on their upper edges, which are provided with transverse registering holes 26, three in nurnber. 27 is a locking device adapted to be pivoted between the raised parts 25 by a pin 28 passed through either of the holes 26, and through the hole 29 in the depending lug 30 on the bottom of the locking device 27. After a cow is once placedin position in the stanchion, with her neck between the bars 10 and 13, an'd the latter bar is swung from its dotted to its full line position, as shown in Fig. 1, the endent portion of the cross-head 31 on the Ilocking device 27, will drop by gravity behind or outside of the upper end of the swinging-bar 13, and prevent said bar from falling back to the said dotted line position. When the swinging bar 13 is released 'by the locking device 27 it will fall back at its upper end, by gravity and be thus held, as shown by dotted lines, in Fig, 1.

32 designates strong plates of iron on the base similar to the plates 24 at the top, which fit on the sides of the vertical standard and extend out under the overhead bar, having lateral holes 33, in which the swinging standard can be pivoted at its base, if necessary, according to which-of the holes in the raised part 25 the lock is pivoted, so as to adjust the stanchion to cows having different widths of necks, and, generally of different sizes.

34 is a fiat plate of iron secured to the base timber having slots 35, 35 in the sides through which fastening spikes or bolts 35 extend, and by which the plate 34 is secured to the base timber. This construction allows of an adjustment back and forth of the plate 34 as do the slots 17 of the plate secured to the `overhead timber to suit the stanchion to different sizes or lengths of animals. The base timber is also pivoted to the base-iron 34 by means of a jointed swivel bolt 36 passed through the base and through the perforation 37 in the said plate 34.

By the means described, the stanchion allows the animal fastened therein to move about with freedom, as stated, at the outset of this specification. It also affords her ease while lying down, as it falls back against her shoulders, and does not fall hard against her ears, as is the case with many constructions. The stanchion is in many other respects commendable, being strong, eflicient and readily operated and controlled.

It is designed that the iron-work in this invention shall be of malleable nature, though some parts may be of steel or other metal.

What is claimed, is

l. A stanchion comprising building timbers a base bar, a vertical bar, an overhead bar, and a vertical swinging bar, combined with a plate above the overhead bar secured. to the building timbers and having a pendent offset provided withia slot, a block pivoted on the overhead bar and provided with a pivot pin extended into the saidslot of the said pendent, a base and a swivel oint connecting the base-bar therewith.

2. A stanchion, comprising a base bar, a base, and a swivel joint connecting the base therewith, a vertical bar, an overhead bar, and a vertical swinging bar, combined. with a plate having elongated slots at its opposite sides7 bolts engaged with said plate through said slots to adjustably secure the said plate to its supporting means, the said plate having i a pendent offset provided with an elongated slot, intermediate of the slotted sides, a pivoted block on the overhead bar, having a vertical pivot-pin extended into the said slot of the said pendent offset, and. provided on its upper end with a washer.

3. The combination, with a stanchion, including its overhead bar, vertical bar, vertical swinging bar, a base bar, a base-timber of a base plate provided with slots extending parallel with and adjacent to two opposite edges, bolts engaged with said plate through the said slots to adjustably connect the said base plate with a base timber, and means for swivelly connecting the said base bar with the said adjustable base plate.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

W. A. THOMAS, FRED W. TonHonsT. 

